All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: Shea Moisture hair products

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: Shea Moisture hair products: "I decided to wash my hair Thursday and do something different with my hair. I did a deep conditioner with the anti hair breakage deep condi..."

Shea Moisture hair products

I decided to wash my hair Thursday and do something different with my hair.  I did a deep conditioner with the anti hair breakage deep conditioner and than rinsed my hair with cold water.  I than used the hair strenghter oil in my scalp, divided my hair into sections where I put in the hair milk and curling pudding into each section before doing a two strand twist.

I wore my hair in twists on Friday and than took them out on Saturday since I don't like how my hair looks like in twists.  I just don't have enough hair for it to look cool instead it really emphasizes how my hair is pretty thin.  But that's why I went natural to make my hair appear thicker.  See the photos of my hair ...

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: I got to try the MAC Cosmetics Surf,Baby! in Santa...

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: I got to try the MAC Cosmetics Surf,Baby! in Santa...: "I was in Santa Monica this afternoon enjoying the beautiful Los Angeles weather (sun, cool breezes) and friendly people on the promenade. W..."

I got to try the MAC Cosmetics Surf,Baby! in Santa Monica

I was in Santa Monica this afternoon enjoying the beautiful Los Angeles weather (sun, cool breezes) and friendly people on the promenade.  When I saw that MAC had a huge display to kick off their new summer line called Surf,Baby!

I got a cool makeup artist from Chicago who had FABOLOUS natural curls who was so fun and cool.  She asked what feature I wanted to have pop and I said my big brown eyes!  I left my eyes in her capable hands and she did an excellent job.

What she used was the black gel eyeliner on my top eyelash line, (on my lower lash line she used) the Surf, Baby! Powerpoint Eye Pencil in Blue Noon & Eye Shadow Surf USA (Frost).  On my lips was the Lipglass in Good Lovin (light pink).  It was a cool

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: Had dinner after being semi good all day

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: Had dinner after being semi good all day: "Well as you saw from my earlier post I pretty much stayed on target today with my diet. I did have a snack of microwave popcorn instead of ..."

Had dinner after being semi good all day

Well as you saw from my earlier post I pretty much stayed on target today with my diet.  I did have a snack of microwave popcorn instead of the ice cream bar that I wanted to eat.  I'm sooo good!


I just had my dinner from Freshology of BBQ Beef (nice and tender with sweet tangy sauce) with Roasted Sweet Potatoes and veggies (corn, squash, lima beans, onion, bell pepper) with ice tea.  All of that food for only 380 calories!  AND I get to have a tiny desert which is how I was able to resist the siren call of haagan daaz milk chocolate ice cream bar!

So this is the second day of my being on my freshology diet and am feeling good about my healthy journey.  I've been better about knowing what was are portions and have been putting thought into my grocery shopping.  I think I'll be done with the program the first week of June so need to start thinking about my meal plans.  I need to start looking for a low calorie recipe book.  Something that will make my shopping easy with the recipes and a list.

Tofu for dinner ..

I had a really good dinner last night of Asian Style BBQ Tofu with Red Quinos.  It was tasty, filling and visually pleasing.  The sauce was tangy and sweet!  A very nice dinner that left me happy!

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: Am LOVING Shea Moisture Product Line for my curly ...

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: Am LOVING Shea Moisture Product Line for my curly ...: "I bought a ton of shea moisture products when Walgreens had the intro BOGO offer. I usually do a mini rinse in the morning with the Anti-Br..."

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: Am LOVING S...

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: Am LOVING S...: "All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: Am LOVING Shea Moisture Product Line for my curly ... : 'I bought a ton of shea moisture products whe..."

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: Jumping the Broom

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: Jumping the Broom: "I saw the new movie Jumping the Broom tonight and thought it was amusing. It's an OK movie with a good cast that is a bit predictable but d..."

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: So have been a bit remiss in my diet blogging

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: So have been a bit remiss in my diet blogging: "So I am back on my Freshology Diet which is working wonders. I'm losing weight, feeling satiated and really enjoying the diverse offerings...."

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: I have tried Tofu Cheesecake

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: I have tried Tofu Cheesecake: "I have finally reached my limit for Tofu Love! It's the cheesecake! It was ok and had a nice creamy texture and LOOKED like cheesecake but..."

I have tried Tofu Cheesecake

I have finally reached my limit for Tofu Love!  It's the cheesecake!  It was ok and had a nice creamy texture and LOOKED like cheesecake but wasn't the same.  I do have to say it satisfied my sweet craving since I didn't want to eat anything else till the next day!

So have been a bit remiss in my diet blogging

So I am back on my Freshology Diet which is working wonders.  I'm losing weight, feeling satiated and really enjoying the diverse offerings.  My plan is to keep a journal with photos of the portions so I can replicate them once I'm back to eating my own cooking!

So for breakfast I had the Whole Wheat Pancakes with Whole Wheat Pancakes w/Mango Passion Fruit Coulis (fruit topping sort of chunky to add a zing of flavor) and at only 350 calories we CAN have pancakes just 2 silver dollar size!! lol As opposed to the big as plates smothered in butter and real maple syrup that I treat myself with at the Griddle on Sunset (BEST pancakes EVER).  Next time I'll get the one pancake and split it in four pieces!

My lunch was really filling and satisfying too.  It was the BBQ Chicken Quesidilla with Mango Salsa.  The trick is that they used a wheat tortilla (very tasty) and had a little Jack Cheese (strong taste so you can get away with a little).  Phew was scared I could never have my beloved burritos again but will have to practice portion control and of course skip the sour cream!


I've attached photos of my food frozen and heated so you can see what the portions look like.  I hope that your enjoying my diet journey and will be with me when in June I start to cook my own food.  Hmmm does Freshology have a cookbook????

Jumping the Broom

I saw the new movie Jumping the Broom tonight and thought it was amusing.  It's an OK movie with a good cast that is a bit predictable but did offer a few laugh.  They had some great one liners all about how black people's foibles. 

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: Am LOVING Shea Moisture Product Line for my curly ...

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: Am LOVING Shea Moisture Product Line for my curly ...: "I bought a ton of shea moisture products when Walgreens had the intro BOGO offer. I usually do a mini rinse in the morning with the Anti-Br..."

Am LOVING Shea Moisture Product Line for my curly hair!

I bought a ton of shea moisture products when Walgreens had the intro BOGO offer.  I usually do a mini rinse in the morning with the Anti-Breakage Hair Masque Yucca & Baobab as I take a shower.  I rinse it out and leave my hair dripping wet to begin my styling routine.  First of all I spray my hair with reconstructive elixer (roots & hair), than I take the together the restorative conditioners (thicken hair & orig) and blend them to smooth through my hair.  Just a pump from each bottle.  I also take a small finger full of the happy to have curl enhancing smoothie to define my curls & keep it from frizzing up.  I finish up with a glycerin gel to seal in the moisture and allow it to dry naturally.  It leaves my hair so soft and curly.  It LOOKS great and I'm really happy to have discovered this line.  I'm happy to be using a small business owned by POC that uses nautural ingrediants AND is so moderately priced!  I find that walgreens carries more of the products but charges $3 more than Target.  I will next talk about the body products once I pick them up in the next week or so.

As you can see from my photos my hair looks super shiny, the curls are defined and NOT frizzy!!

My new product routine that I'm using daily.  I'm SOOO happy that the weather is warm enough to leave the apt wet and can dry in the sun.
Shea Moisture Organic Hair Thickening Growth Milk Yucca & Aloe

Shea Moisture Organic Curl Enhancing Smoothie Coconut & Hibiscus

Shea Moisture Organic Anti-Breakage Hair Masque Yucca & Baobab

Shea Moisture Organic Raw Shea Butter Reconstructive Elixir Spray

Shea Moisture Organic Raw Shea Butter Restorative Condition

Shea Moisture Yucca & Aloe Volumizing Conditioner

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: I just tried the streetstrider

All about ME .. Cherry in Los Angeles: I just tried the streetstrider: "Oh my gosh I just tried the StreetStrider this Saturday. It was fun but hard. I'm not the most coordinated person on earth and so it will ..."

I just tried the streetstrider

Oh my gosh I just tried the StreetStrider this Saturday.  It was fun but hard.  I'm not the most coordinated person on earth and so it will be a major learning experience for me to be able to really use it for a major workout.  I played on it for an hour and have the basics down but have to get the rhythm/movement down.  But it's been added to my routine of working out since I've decided to workout more 'socal' style this year.  I don't want to work out in a gym but instead to enjoy the summer sun this year so will be investing in TONS of sunscreen.